Trump offers $1 million reward for election fraud tips

President Donald Trump announced a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals for election fraud, just one week before the November 3 midterm elections. The offer, posted on his Truth Social platform, applies to both past elections and the upcoming 2026 midterms. No evidence of widespread fraud in U.S. elections has been found, and courts have repeatedly rejected Trump's claims Source: Infobae.

The announcement

Trump wrote: "Anyone who reports electoral fraud in past elections or in the 2026 midterm elections will receive $1,000,000 after the arrest and conviction of those who committed the fraud!" Source: Diario Libre. He did not specify the source of the funds or which crimes are covered Source: Infobae. The offer follows a separate $25 million federal whistleblower program announced six days earlier, which pays up to $30,000 per tip Source: Infobae.

Reactions and context

• Experts and election officials, including some Republicans, view the measures as federal overreach Source: Infobae. Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn called recent arrests in California "voter intimidation" Source: Infobae.
• Law professor Rick Hasen noted that the scarcity of arrests and convictions reflects how rare fraud actually is Source: Infobae.
• A Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll found that 70% of Americans do not trust Trump to accept the results if Republicans lose Source: Diario Libre.

Disagreements

While Trump insists the 2020 election was "rigged" and that he won "by millions of votes" Source: Diario Libre, no credible evidence supports this. The Brookings Institution analyzed data from the conservative Heritage Foundation and found no significant fraud Source: El Colombiano.